BÉLIDOR, Bernard Forest de.

La Science des Ingénieurs dans la Conduite des Travaux de Fortification et d'Architecture civile.

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Fine engraved frontis., engraved vignette at head of dedication, & 53 engraved plates. 9 p.l. (incl. frontis.), 80, 64, 96, 104, 80, 80, [8] pp. Large thick 4to, antique calf, reusing the old marbled endpapers, orig. red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: C.A. Jombert, 1739. Second edition, a reprint of the 1729 first edition. This was the first engineering manual ever published and the text was reused in various editions and translations well into the 19th century. “The text is divided into six separately paged books. Timoshenko comments favorably on the contribution Bélidor makes to the selection of proper dimensions for retaining walls. This volume also contains his practical experiments on the flexure and rupture of beams, cited by Todhunter and Pearson... “The first two books treat of mechanics as they apply to the engineering and construction of foundations, walls, and vaults, and the third book deals with the properties of materials and their use. Book four treats the construction of military and civil structures, with sections on the strength and resistance of wood and of iron. Book five concerns itself with applied decoration, and is illustrated with a number of plates of the classical orders. Finally, book six explains the technique by which plans are drawn.”–Roberts & Trent, Bibliotheca Mechanica, pp. 30-31. Fine fresh copy. Ex Bibliotheca Mechanica.

• USD 1,250.00 > Andere Währungen
• Bestellnummer: HillBibl-1536

• Antiquariat: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (USA)